Chapter 1668: Bonds: The Twin Towers

There are countless others; this is truly too precious!

For a moment, Xia Duo felt the Magic Book, which actually had little weight in his hands, felt as heavy as a thousand catties, weighing down his hands and his heart.

"Teacher, this is really—"

"You will get used to it in time. As long as you properly master, apply, or even disseminate the Knowledge within it, that will be your repayment to your teacher."

Seeming worried that Xia Duo would be unwilling to accept it, Saville explained a bit more. In truth, he himself had not expected that after nearly a hundred years of separation, his teacher would still care for his student just as before, perhaps even more generously.

Xia Duo nodded heavily and tucked the Magic Book away; after all, now was not the time to read it. He then said to Saville:

"The materials are already prepared. Shall we begin expanding the space now?"

Expanding the space was certainly necessary; if this step were not taken, the subsequent internal facilities could not be installed. However, he still had to defer to Saville's opinion, as he was the expert in this regard.

"Are you in such a rush because of that Magic Restriction Treaty?"

"Yes, that is the one."

"Rest assured, expanding space does not count as a large-scale magic activity. If you have any other renovations that reach the scale of a large-scale magic activity, tell me in advance, and I can set up shielding facilities for you."

Upon hearing this, Xia Duo immediately thought of the project where the Seven Towers and the Elf Priests of Ilfarlan were collaborating to research the shielding of monitoring Divine Magic, though there had been almost no movement on this matter while he was in Seventon recently.

Could it be that Saville had just heard this from Iolum?

Thinking of this, Xia Duo asked hurriedly: "Are there results from the research at the Seven Towers?"

"Regrettably, no news has come out from the Seven Towers. However, I did not spend nearly a hundred years drifting in other Planes for nothing. If I didn't have excellent techniques for the Avoidance of Detection, I might have died somewhere unknown long ago!"

Mentioning this, Saville seemed quite proud, but as soon as he thought of how things had changed over the past hundred years, his expression quickly dimmed again.

"Let's not talk about that. If you want it, I will set it up for you. I cannot guarantee it will definitely block the Elves' monitoring Divine Magic, but it will certainly have some effect, such as reducing the intensity of large-scale magic activities, or even keeping them below the standard."

"Yes, of course I want it. If possible, it would be best if you could leave the Spell behind," Xia Duo said hurriedly.

"No problem, I can give you the Spell as well, but you must promise me one thing."

"What thing?" Xia Duo asked.

Saville thought for a moment before finally saying—"Take good care of Niya."

Seeing the other's expression, Xia Duo knew he was serious. It seemed his guess was correct: Saville would transfer his feelings of debt and guilt toward his son onto Niya, especially given the not-so-pleasant relationship with Buluode.

Everyone has emotional needs and emotional sustenance, and a Great Arcanist is no exception. One could even say that perhaps it was the desire to see his relatives and friends once more that allowed Saville to persist for nearly a hundred years to return from the other Plane.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo's attitude toward Saville changed slightly, so he said:

"Rest assured, Niya is my wife; I will certainly take good care of her."

"Remember what you said today!"

After speaking, Saville asked Xia Duo for the Permission Credential for the No. 1 Spire, then walked into the No. 1 Spire without looking back to begin a detailed inspection before the renovation.

Tower of Time.

Xia Duo told Niya about Saville's request. Niya was both pleasantly surprised and taken aback, but it was a pity that her father was still sealed in the Stasis Chamber at this time and could not know this news.

"By the way, do you think we should build a Mage Tower for Great-Grandfather as well?"

"Build another Mage Tower?"

Xia Duo did not know how Niya had come up with this idea. Building a new Mage Tower, even a "mass-produced basic version" like the No. 1 Spire that had not undergone any modifications or upgrades, would cost no less than 300,000 in material costs alone.

But if one could trade 300,000 for the joining of a Great Arcanist, that would be incredibly profitable.

"Niya, I think your idea is quite good, it's just that I don't know if Saville would be willing to accept it."

"He should be."

Niya was a bit uncertain. After thinking for a moment, she said: "The current Tower of Time is too important; otherwise, returning the Tower of Time to Great-Grandfather would actually be the best choice.

"Think about it: Great-Grandfather just returned from another Plane, and suddenly his own home is occupied by a group of strangers. He must feel terrible, even though these strangers are actually his own relatives.

"If we build a Mage Tower for Great-Grandfather, wouldn't that be equivalent to building a new Homeland for him? And, and—"

Speaking of this, Niya suddenly became hesitant.

"And what?" Xia Duo asked hurriedly.

Niya gritted her teeth and rolled her eyes at Xia Duo. "And doesn't your Floating City plan include many Auxiliary Mage Towers? If we gift one to Great-Grandfather, wouldn't that tie him to the Floating City?"

"Haha, a mere Mage Tower cannot tie down a Great Arcanist. I have a better way! But the Mage Tower should still be gifted; let's give Saville a new home first."

Xia Duo's so-called better way was, of course, Niya and Aipusi. As long as Aipusi was cured, there was no fear of Saville running away.

Everyone was family and naturally in the same camp. As long as this relationship was maintained, at the very least, they would not become enemies.

Since it had been decided to build a new Mage Tower for Saville, Xia Duo acted very decisively. Just as Saville was busy inspecting the No. 1 Spire, Xia Duo immediately went to the Blue Crystal Plane.

Using dual-casting to transform pure water into the spire, pouring Mithril into the reserved space for Mithril Components, and finally storing it in his Personal Space.

After this process, a semi-finished Auxiliary Traction Mage Tower was completed. Except for still needing Xia Duo to operate it, it was basically no different from mass production.

Even adding the time to Link Magic Web, it would only take two or three days to finish a basic version of an Auxiliary Mage Tower!

Of course, the reason why the basic version is basic is that its own design is intended for the traction and anchoring of the Floating City's auxiliary functional platforms. Compared to a normal Mage Tower, it lacks many functions, which would need to be supplemented later.

As for what to supplement, that would naturally depend on the user's actual needs. For example, Xia Duo, because he already had the Tower of Time, did not need to add a Plane Exploration Array to the No. 1 Spire.

And for Saville, if the Auxiliary Mage Tower prepared for him were called the "No. 2 Spire," then the Plane Exploration Array might be one of the renovation projects.

But no matter how it was renovated, with the basic version as a foundation, it would definitely take much less time than building a normal Mage Tower.

When Xia Duo returned to Savile Town from the Blue Crystal Plane, Saville had not yet finished his detailed inspection of the No. 1 Spire.

"How about starting with a Twin Tower?"

Xia Duo placed the No. 2 Spire directly next to the No. 1. Judging by the size of the Auxiliary Mage Tower, the two were almost touching.

He really wanted to know what expression Saville would have when he came out of the No. 1 Spire and saw the No. 2 Spire, which was identical to the first.

Thus, Xia Duo began to Link Magic Web for the No. 2 Spire while waiting for Saville to come out.